Hāte'ful, a.

a. 1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent. And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His rival's conquest. Dryden. 2. Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious. “Unhappy, wretched, hateful day.” Shak. Syn.—Odious; detestable; abominable; execrable; loathsome; abhorrent; repugnant; malignant; malevolent.